Novelists natter, neoliberalism’s nutty
I’m going to be away for a few weeks and not sure whether I’ll be able to post. Might be able to follow Tak’s example and provide updates on my travels, but we’ll have to see.
In the meantime, some interesting reading material in place of a proper post. For readers of Korean (or Japanese if you can find the article), there’s a really good discussion between Korean novelist Hwang Sok-yong and Japanese novelist Oe Kenzaburo which appeared earlier this week in the Hankyoreh to mark the 60th anniversary of Korea’s liberation / the end of the Pacific War. (It also appeared in a Japanese newspaper, but I’m not sure which one, I’d guess Asahi though).
And for a leftwing take on recent goings-on in Japan and Koizumi’s decision to call a snap election, you can read Nobuhiko Ono’s piece in this week’s online edition of Socialist Worker. Nobuhiko’s someone I see around at practically every demonstration or major political rally in London, usually documenting the event with camera in one hand and camcorder in the other. It’s good to see him writing something too.
